Hearing these noddies prompted one caller to ring in and put them in their place with a wonderful quip.

He summed up his support for Moyes by saying: "If I walked into my bedroom and found David Moyes in bed with my wife, I'd tuck him in."

While this column would not want to condone adultery, his colourful comment sums up what Blues fans should be thinking about Moyes.

Success can be a dangerous thing because it can raise expectations to unrealistic levels.

Yes, drawing at home to Norwich with a last-minute equaliser is disappointing when the game should have been decided by then, but the result should not detract from what has so far been a great campaign by Everton.

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1-0: Everton's Steven Naismith (C) celebrates his goal against Norwich City, but it was not enough to win the game

Yes, one win in their last seven games is worrying, but the Blues are still fifth.

If any set of fans should be up in arms on Merseyside it should be Liverpool's and they are five points behind Everton in 11th.

Those Evertonians having a pop on Saturday need to remember all this and not lose sight of the bigger picture.

Everton don't have the resources of Tottenham, Arsenal or Liverpool, who will probably be their main rivals for a top-four spot.